The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-09-23
6ac; GRADUATED, ste Molasses dull Rice

62c; GRADUATED, 5sc Molasses dull Rice
steady.
Tallow steady Rosin dnll
Eggs fairly active and steady; receipts, 2 $50
packages Western. Il 019c.
Pork unchanged and dull Cut meats firm;
demand fair. Picked bellies. 10! q 104c; green
hams, s! a 8sc. Lard q couple of points lower;
Western steam spot quoted T. 75c; October, "a %
6 66c; November. SO a G. &c: Decembsr, $50
6 &c; January, 6.64a6.67c; March. G. II a 6. 75c;
city steam, g. 65.
Butter quiet. generally steady; Western, 1870
24c: Western creamery, 1894 Cheese hrm,
fair demand; Western, OF oil
The produces Exchange to-day ballotad to hold
a continuous session daily from to 3 o'clock.
The vote stood 522 for. and 50 against.
CHICAGO. Sept 22-The wheat crowd were
very much exercised this morning because the
arrivals of spring wheat are grading low. This
fact. in addition to the heavy covering or the
shorts late yesterday made a very stiff opening
to-day. AS the day advanced the crowd got
quite nervous. The sc&lpers were disposed TO
be bearish. but whenever the market got down
little there was such good buying Of the cash
article that they covered speedily Favorable
cables were somewhat counteractsd BY the total
lack of clearances at New York. The
aggregate receipts at twelve points were
$4,000 blu; shipments 212OO0 bu
The market showed signs of decline about the
the closing prices. At the noon hour some local
houses began to purchase Dscem Der quite freely,
when there was another effort with many TO
cover shorts. New Workers were also known to
be buyers. When December reached 73c there
were a lot of stop orders. The bullish feeling
kept prices moving up for half an hour. when
there was slight reaction, making the closings
about &c under the best point touched
for the session. October opened at 692c.
sold ess down ~, to esse and sssad,s lied
not felt until 1886 P. M. when oeto-
Der 1T went to 702c, aftsrward clos
irg at Zoe. December opened at 721c,
sold to 724c. and before the close went
up TO 73ac. closing at 72t a 73c. Corn was easier,
in sympathy with the weakness at New York.
due TO the belief that 4, 600, 900 bus are now on
the way~SsAre. Another element was the large
roads were considering a further reduction of
corn freghts from Msaouri-river points When
wheat frmed up, corn also went up little,
the shorts covering any indication of strength.
The opening was about the same as the closing
prices of yesterday, and under liberal offerings
declined 10, later ruled irmsr, advancing
30Ss, then ruled steady, and closed shade
easier than yesterday. May opened at 44sc,
cold to Al a 44ac, recovered to A whore, after
some slight fuctuation, it closed. Oats
very tame. Fluctuations were SO insieni6cant
that marked change ouotable. Pro-
visions were weaker to-day. but business was
moderately large, being chiefly in lard. Receipts
of hogs liberal, and prices were
lower. Holders of products were more
inclined to sell, but buyers operated sparincly.
and the result was a decline of 10c on pork, 024c
on lard and O24 a. 07tc on short ribs. These
Declines however, were aftsrward partially re-
covered. October lard sold at $50 a g. 35c. and
closed At 32lc. October short-ribs sold at $50
08271c, closing at the latter figure Mess pork
for January sold at s12. OH a IL 90 closing at
$l2. 15 asked The shipment demand was mod
crate for meats, but 2, 600 terces of lard
taken for export. The leading futures ranged as